Rita Rudner description

Rita Rudner is the queen of clever one-liners and she delivers them in rapid succession in her trademark deadpan voice and sparkling gown during her show at Harrah's.

Rudner's routine features her stream-of-consciousness-style observations on everyday life that everyone in the audience can relate to, from the oddities of Las Vegas to getting older, the differences between men and women and the pitfalls of marriage.

This might be Sin City, but Rudner's comedy is clean and she doesn't rely on any props or flashy sets to entertain her audience. It's simply her on the stage with a microphone and her witty sense of humor.

Rudner begins her show with some funny observations about life in Las Vegas and being a tourist in a very unusual city.

"I don't care where you're from, Las Vegas is the opposite of it," she says.

Rudner asks audience members if they've been to the Grand Canyon and says that she avoids the helicopter tours -- not because the flight is scary, but because you have to give your weight. "If everyone's lying like I am, we're going down!"

Rudner jokes about things like the trend toward topless pools in Vegas and the proliferation of themed hotels in the city.

"I never thought I'd be able to take a gondola to The Gap," she says.

The show moves on to other topics like getting older and the things women will do in order to keep their youthful appearances.

Women will do anything to avoid wrinkles, Rudner says. "My aunt Sylvia just had herself laminated."

Rudner also questions the audience about their familiarity with Botox. "It's botulism, which I've made in my kitchen quite a few times," she jokes.

Topics about aging like becoming more forgetful and losing your eyesight and hearing draw laughs and nods of recognition from the audience.

The women in the audience can relate to Rudner's jokes about turning 50 and encountering hot flashes, which she theorizes just might be responsible for global warming.

Shopping is one of Rudner's favorite subjects and she tries valiantly to get the men in the audience to understand why it's so important to women.

Rudner likens shopping to indoor hunting. "We use a credit card instead of a gun and our target is already dead."

One of the things Rudner is best known for is poking fun at the many differences between men and women and she covers many common areas of disagreement between the sexes like driving, reading maps, watching sports and the love women have for decorative pillows.

Now that she is a mother, Rudner also works in material about parenting, commenting that working in Vegas is perfect because she has hired a Rita Rudner impersonator as a nanny so her daughter never knows that she's not there. "He's really great with her," Rudner quips.

Rudner's down-to-earth demeanor and likable personality shine throughout the show, but are even more apparent at the end when she opens up the floor for a Q&A session with the audience, which inevitably leads to more funny anecdotes.

Rudner's comedy is easy to relate to and keeps both the men and women in the audience entertained. If you're looking for something to do with a spouse or with girlfriends, Rudner delivers the perfect night of good, clean fun.

-- By Kristine McKenzie

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Guest Reviews

Rated 4.5 out of 5 by 44
reviewers.

Rated 4 out of 5 by Classylady Great Comedienne
She was good with terrific jokes! She just seemed tired and there should have been someone or something before she came came on stage. It was a "dead" beginning
February 15, 2015

Rated 5 out of 5 by CindyLB55 Rita is great
The show is good. I am disappointed that they booked the dinner at a restaurant in another hotel, we were not able to get to the dinner at all because of the traffic. By the time we were able to get parked at Harrah we didn't have time to walk to the restaurant in ceasers and back to be at the show on time so we didn't have dinner.
December 31, 2014

Rated 4 out of 5 by Runningawaylisa I laughed.
I listen to a comedy radio station and I enjoyed her brand of comedy before we came. Rita was very funny. I could relate to most of her stories. The only complaint I would have would be for how Harrah casino had us waiting a very long time to be seated because they had a show right before this one.
December 29, 2014

Rated 4 out of 5 by Tpicks Ms Rudner was very good
First half of her act was slow but it picked up at the middle and just got better and better. Great grasp of family situations. We liked it.
Cant say anything good about Harahs though. Scheduled one event to end at the same time Ms Radners act was to start and lots of confusion and congestion in the lobby. No organization
December 29, 2014

Rated 4 out of 5 by care vegas
very good evening and fun
would recommend to anyone wanting a fun and casual evening!!
December 3, 2014

Rated 5 out of 5 by Jeannie222 Clever, clean & funny
Rita was terrific & had us laughing the entire time she was on stage. We loved that her act didn't rely on profanity but just good old fashion clever humour.
November 15, 2014

Rated 5 out of 5 by advenco She was FANTASTIC
I'd go back, her jokes were funny, she was attentive to the audience, she was great. It was nice to listen to a comedian that told jokes that were very funny and kept them clean. Rita Rudner is well worth seeing!
October 21, 2014

Rated 5 out of 5 by lucask Funny
Act was targeted towards middle aged or older women but still very funny.
July 2, 2014